Report: Gas prices slower to drop in Midland

Gas prices in Midland have been slower to drop than the state average, according to TexasGasPrices.com.

The average price in Midland-Odessa on Thursday was $2.303, which was nearly 10 cents cheaper than the state average. The website also reported the average price around the state dropped more than 3 cents in the last week, while the price in Midland-Odessa dropped by only 1 cent.

The difference between the average in Midland-Odessa and the state one year ago was less than 1 cent, according to the website.

Midland also had the highest price (among large cities in West Texas) when it came to the cheapest prices. The cheapest in Midland on Thursday ($2.20 at Sam’s Club) was 20 cents higher than the cheapest in Lubbock. The average price in Lubbock ($2.099) was more than 10 cents less than the cheapest gas in Midland.

COPPELL — Retail gasoline prices in Texas and across the rest of the country declined an average 3 cents per gallon this week.

AAA Texas on Thursday reported the statewide average price at the pump was $2.21 per gallon. Gasoline prices nationwide averaged $2.37 per gallon.

The association survey found Amarillo and Texarkana have the cheapest gasoline in Texas this week at an average $2.10 per gallon. Drivers in Galveston face the most expensive gasoline in Texas at an average $2.28 per gallon.

AAA experts say the U.S. a year ago had higher consumer demand for gasoline and prices were increasing. Authorities say drivers currently are not seeing substantial price increases due to increased gasoline inventories and low demand, before the summer travel period.